John D. Boon

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John Daniel Boon (born January 8, 1817 in Athens , Ohio , † July 17, 1864 in Salem , Oregon ) was an American trader and politician ( Democratic Party ). He was twice Treasurer of the Oregon Territory and the first Treasurer of State of Oregon.

Early years

John Daniel Boon was born and raised in Athens, Ohio. Nothing is known about his youth. The economic crisis of 1837 overshadowed the following years. He was a member of the Baptist Church , but then joined the Wesleyan denomination in the Methodist Church in 1842 and became a pastor there. He married Martha J. Hawkins. The couple had seven children. In 1845 the family moved to Oregon Country and settled in the Willamette Valley . He ran a farm in the Oregon Territory and worked for the sawmill of Lewis H. Judson (formerly the Sawmill of the Methodist Mission ) before opening a general store in Salem, Oregon. As a pastor, he led the wedding ceremony of the future US Senator James W. Nesmith and Pauline Goff in 1845 .

Political career

In 1846 he sat for Polk County in the Provisional Legislature of Oregon . His tenure was overshadowed by the Mexican-American War . While living in Rickreall, Oregon, he occasionally preached at the Jefferson Institute , a former school and meeting place. Boon was elected Territorial Treasurer by the Oregon Territorial Legislature in 1851 . He held the post from December 16, 1851 to March 1, 1855. His successor was Nathaniel H. Lane . In the following years Boon was again elected Territorial Treasurer of the Oregon Territory. He then held the post from January 10, 1856 to March 3, 1859. During his tenure, Oregon became the 33rd state to join  the Union . He was then elected Treasurer of State of Oregon in the 1858 election. Boon took up his post on March 3, 1859, and held the post until September 8, 1862. He ran the treasury from his general store known as Boon's Island . His term in office was overshadowed by the civil war.

Late years

John D. Boon House
Boon Brick Store operated as Boon's Treasury

Boon has been involved in a variety of companies including transportation and telegraph companies, where he also served as treasurer. In this context, he helped found the Woolen Mill Company in Salem, Oregon , in 1856 , where he was treasurer. Co-founders included George H. Williams , La Fayette Grover, and Joseph G. Wilson . During his tenure, 1860, he built a new brick building for his general store, the first brick building in this part of Salem. The building is now a McMenamins Brewpub, better known as Boon's Treasury. The general store and its former home, John D. Boon House , have been added to the National Register of Historic Places .

After the end of his tenure, he went about his trading business full time. His son, John L. Boone, fought in the Civil War and later became a State Senator in California . John D. Boon died in 1864 at the age of 47 and was then buried in Salem Pioneer Cemetery . After his death, the family name was occasionally spelled Boone by his children .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d e f Herbert O. Lang: History of the Willamette Valley, Being a Description of the Valley and Its Resources, with an Account of Its Discovery and Settlement by White Men, and Its Subsequent History: Together with Personal Reminiscences of Its early pioneers . GH Himes, Book and Job Printer, 1885, p. 632.
  2. ^ A b c d Howard M. Corning: Dictionary of Oregon History. Binfords & Mort Publishing, 1989, p. 32.
  3. ↑ a b c d e John Daniel Boon . Salem Pioneer Cemetery
  4. ^ A b Theodore Thurston Geer : Fifty Years in Oregon: Experiences, Observations, and Commentaries Upon Men, Measures, and Customs in Pioneer Days and Later Times . Neale Publishing Company, 1912, pp. 79f.
  5. ↑ a b S. Sturgeon Keni: Five Year (2012-2016) Site Interpretation Plan for the Willamette Heritage Center. Willamette Heritage Center, August 2010.
  6. ↑ Julia Veazie Glenn, Shirley H. O'Neill (Eds.): John Eakin Lyle : Polk County Pioneers: A Study of the Inhabitants Listed in the 1850 Federal Census of Polk County, Oregon. 2002.
  7. ↑ a b Treasurers of Oregon . Oregon Blue Book
  8. ^ Joseph P. Gaston , George H. Himes: The Centennial History of Oregon, 1811-1912 . Volume 1, SJ Clarke Pub., Chicago 1912, p. 327.
  9. ↑ A brewpub is a microbrewery with a bar.
  10. ^ Oregon National Register List . (PDF document), Oregon Parks & Recreation Dept., Heritage Programs, National Register
  11. ^ Charles Henry Carey: History of Oregon . Pioneer Historical Publishing Company, 1922, p. 655.
  12. ^ San Francisco Journal of Commerce: The builders of a great city: San Francisco's representative men, the city, its history and commerce: pregnant facts regarding the growth of the leading branches of trade, industries and products of the state and coast . Volume 1, San Francisco 1891, p. 121.
personal data
SURNAME Boon, John D.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Boon, John Daniel (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American Trader and Politician (Democratic Party)
DATE OF BIRTH January 8, 1817
PLACE OF BIRTH Athens , Ohio
DATE OF DEATH July 17, 1864
Place of death Salem , Oregon